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Chris Stapleton - Friendship Chords

Chord reference A, D, E, F#m, Bm, Gm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A]Said, “what’s wrong my longtime friend?” [D]something’s bothering [A]you [A]Tell me [E]what the [F#m]problem [E]is, I’ll [D]see what I can do [A]There are times we disagree, we [D]agree more than we [A]don’t [A]We won’t [E]always see [F#m]eye to [E]eye, but [D]we will more than we won’t

We got [A][F#m]friendship, the kind that lasts a [D][A]lifetime Through all the [Bm]hardship, [A]you [Gm]know, you’re a [Bm]friend of mine[A] We got [A][F#m]friendship, the kind that lasts a [D][A]lifetime Through all the [Bm]hardship, [A]you know, [Gm]you’re a [Bm]friend of mine [A]

[A]If you’re on the street, I’ll take your hand, if you’re [D]hungry, I’ll give you [A]food If it’s [A]money you [E]need, I [F#m]got some [E]saved, if you’re [D]sick, I’ll visit you [A]I’ve been where you are right now, you [D]saw me through it [A]all I’ll [A]lean on [E]you, you can [F#m]lean on [E]me, I’m [D]never gonna let you fall

We got [A][F#m]friendship, the kind that lasts a [D][A]lifetime Through all the [Bm]hardship, [A]you [Gm]know, you’re a [Bm]friend of mine[A] We got [A][F#m]friendship, the kind that lasts a [D][A]lifetime Through all the [Bm]hardship, [A]you know, [Gm]you’re a [Bm]friend of mine [A]

[A]Talk to me, old pal of mine, if you [D]feel you can’t go [A]on [A]Don’t you [E]sweat, it ain’t [F#m]over [E]yet, this [D]bond we share is strong [A]Now, your welfare is my concern, you [D]weigh less than you [A]think I’ll [A]carry [E]you through [F#m]the sinking [E]sand, [D]see if I’ll let you sink

We got [A][F#m]friendship, the kind that lasts a [D][A]lifetime Through all the [Bm]hardship, [A]you [Gm]know, you’re a [Bm]friend of mine[A] We got [A][F#m]friendship, the kind that lasts a [D][A]lifetime Through all the [Bm]hardship, [A]you know, [Gm]you’re a [Bm]friend of mine [A]

Yeah, we got [A][F#m]friendship, the kind that lasts a [D][A]lifetime Through all the [Bm]hardship, [A]you know, [Gm]you’re a [Bm]friend of mine [A] Through all the [Bm]hardship, [A]you know, [Gm]you’re a [Bm]friend of mine [A]

Album From A Room: Volume 2
Year 2017
Key A

How to Play Friendship on Guitar?

Chris Stapleton - Friendship can be played in the key of A using the A, D, E, F#m, Bm, Gm chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Friendship with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.